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The methodologies presented in this book are just a starting point - there is still much work to be done!

# Project background {#pb}
# Project background {#project-background}

This book is the product of my first-hand experience working in the Ejipura ward in Bangalore. At the start of my thesis, I was excited to experiment with QGIS and OpenStreetMap data to create visualizations of Bangalore's roads, streets and bus stops. However, my guide, Lakshmi, encouraged me to take a step back and consider what I was missing. I realized that while analyzing large-scale data was relatively easy, it was important to also consider smaller neighborhoods and the unique factors that contribute to walkability.

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If all goes well, your `Attributes List` pane should be filled with new layers. Play around with them, what do you understand?

The layer we're interested in should be named `T1024 Choice` (or whatever number you set for tulip bins). Once you click on it, most of the colors should disappear and you should have a few streets being highlighted, as shown in Map @ref(fig:choice-map).
The layer we're interested in should be named `T1024 Choice` (or whatever number you set for tulip bins). Once you click on it, most of the colors should disappear and you should have a few streets being highlighted, as shown in Map \@ref(fig:choice-map).

![(#fig:choice-map)](images/Pasted%20image%2020230428235911.png)

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# (PART) Visualizing Results {.unnumbered}

# Creating Infographics

Congratulations on completing the assessment! I hope that you have covered all the aspects discussed in this guidebook and are now well-equipped to present your findings. It's important to note that this guidebook was not intended to provide a list of methods to create a composite score or a single visualization to summarize your study site. Rather, its purpose was to demonstrate how to conduct a comprehensive audit of a site and uncover insights about the space, the population, and their interactions. I believe that reducing the analysis to a composite score oversimplifies the complexities of the situation and obscures more than it reveals. Therefore, we will not be using that approach. In this section, I will showcase my work in Ejipura and demonstrate how it relates to the topics covered in this book. If you have followed all the sections, you should be able to create similar visualizations with ease.

## Showcasing your study site {#showcase-site}

| Aim | Components | Section | Example |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|
| To provide an overview of the study site, including its location, size, and any relevant contextual information. | A map of the study site with geographic boundaries and landmarks identified. Demographic data, historical or cultural significance, economic data, or other relevant information about the site. | Section \@ref(secondary-research) (census data), Section \@ref(visual-notes) (visual notes), Appendix \@ref(identify-segregation) (micro-neighborhoods) | Figure \@ref(fig:explore) |
| To identify and showcase the physical characteristics of the built environment in the study site and how they impact the community. | Illustrations or photographs from the study site highlighting different types of buildings (residential, commercial, institutional, etc.) and their distribution. Information on the physical features of the built environment, such as building height, density, distribution etc. | Section \@ref(built-environment-observations) (built environment), Section \@ref(street-audits), Appendix \@ref(identify-segregation) | Figure \@ref(fig:built-environment-info) |
| To assess the availability and quality of public infrastructure in the study site. | Maps showing the location of public infrastructure such as schools, healthcare facilities, public transit stops, and parks, connectivity. Images or photographs of public infrastructure in the study site, highlighting any issues or deficiencies in accessibility or quality. | Section \@ref(assessment-of-infrastructure-accessibility) (assessing infrastructure) | Figure \@ref(fig:infrastructure-info) , Figure \@ref(fig:parks) |
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<a href="index.html" title="A guidebook for assessing walkability in india">The Walkability Wiki</a>:
<small class="text-muted">A guidebook for assessing walkability in india</small>
<a href="index.html" title="Methods for assessing walkability in india">The Walkability Wiki</a>:
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<li><a class="" href="index.html">Welcome to The Walkability Wiki</a></li>
<li class="book-part">Getting Started</li>
<li><a class="" href="intro.html"><span class="header-section-number">1</span> Introduction</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="pb.html"><span class="header-section-number">2</span> Project background</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="project-background.html"><span class="header-section-number">2</span> Project background</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="scope.html"><span class="header-section-number">3</span> Scope</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="recommended-softwares-and-tools.html"><span class="header-section-number">4</span> Recommended softwares and tools</a></li>
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<li><a class="" href="interviews.html"><span class="header-section-number">13</span> Semi-structured interviews</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="street-audits.html"><span class="header-section-number">14</span> Street Audits</a></li>
<li class="book-part">Visualizing Results</li>
<li><a class="" href="creating-infographics.html"><span class="header-section-number">15</span> Creating Infographics</a></li>
<li class="book-part">Conclusion</li>
<li><a class="" href="finishing-up.html"><span class="header-section-number">15</span> Finishing up</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="finishing-up.html"><span class="header-section-number">16</span> Finishing up</a></li>
<li class="book-part">Appendix</li>
<li><a class="" href="assessment-of-segregation.html"><span class="header-section-number">16</span> Assessment of Segregation</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="create-blocks.html"><span class="header-section-number">17</span> Creating a city block map</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="ors-setup.html"><span class="header-section-number">18</span> Setting up OpenRouteService</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="assessment-of-segregation.html"><span class="header-section-number">17</span> Assessment of Segregation</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="create-blocks.html"><span class="header-section-number">18</span> Creating a city block map</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="ors-setup.html"><span class="header-section-number">19</span> Setting up OpenRouteService</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="bibliography.html"><span class="header-section-number">20</span> Bibliography</a></li>
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<small class="text-muted">A guidebook for assessing walkability in india</small>
<a href="index.html" title="Methods for assessing walkability in india">The Walkability Wiki</a>:
<small class="text-muted">Methods for assessing walkability in india</small>
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<li><a class="" href="index.html">Welcome to The Walkability Wiki</a></li>
<li class="book-part">Getting Started</li>
<li><a class="" href="intro.html"><span class="header-section-number">1</span> Introduction</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="pb.html"><span class="header-section-number">2</span> Project background</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="project-background.html"><span class="header-section-number">2</span> Project background</a></li>
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<li><a class="" href="interviews.html"><span class="header-section-number">13</span> Semi-structured interviews</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="street-audits.html"><span class="header-section-number">14</span> Street Audits</a></li>
<li class="book-part">Visualizing Results</li>
<li><a class="" href="creating-infographics.html"><span class="header-section-number">15</span> Creating Infographics</a></li>
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<li><a class="" href="finishing-up.html"><span class="header-section-number">16</span> Finishing up</a></li>
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<li><a class="" href="create-blocks.html"><span class="header-section-number">17</span> Creating a city block map</a></li>
<li><a class="" href="ors-setup.html"><span class="header-section-number">18</span> Setting up OpenRouteService</a></li>
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<li><a class="" href="create-blocks.html"><span class="header-section-number">18</span> Creating a city block map</a></li>
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<p>So far, we’ve only analyzed things in terms of the physical environment or the consequence of that environment on mobility. This is where most street audits stop. This is the environment in so-called ‘lab conditions’ - it is imagined to be without any other unpredictable factors that affect its usage; we assume that if the correct number of sidewalks exist and the numbers look nice after an analysis, the area is walkable to users. This is a sterile and detached way of assessing walkability because it leaves out important factors that influence people’s walking behavior, such as their comfort levels and the impact of variables we did not account for, such as weather conditions <span class="citation">(<a href="ors-setup.html#ref-tongDevelopingMultiscaleWalkability">Tong, n.d.</a>)</span>.</p>
<p>So far, we’ve only analyzed things in terms of the physical environment or the consequence of that environment on mobility. This is where most street audits stop. This is the environment in so-called ‘lab conditions’ - it is imagined to be without any other unpredictable factors that affect its usage; we assume that if the correct number of sidewalks exist and the numbers look nice after an analysis, the area is walkable to users. This is a sterile and detached way of assessing walkability because it leaves out important factors that influence people’s walking behavior, such as their comfort levels and the impact of variables we did not account for, such as weather conditions <span class="citation">(<a href="bibliography.html#ref-tongDevelopingMultiscaleWalkability">Tong, n.d.</a>)</span>.</p>
<p>To fully understand walkability, it is crucial to assess walking comfort, which involves evaluating how people feel while walking in a given environment. This includes not only factors such as the quality of the pavement and the width of sidewalks but also considering the impact of weather on walking behavior. People may be less likely to walk in extreme weather conditions such as heavy rain, snow, or excessive heat. Assessing walkability in different weather conditions can help identify areas where improvements could be made to encourage more walking, such as adding shelters or improving drainage to reduce the impact of rain. Section <a href="street-audits.html#street-comfort-qualitative">14.3</a> discusses this in more detail in the context of Ejipura and how to approach this qualitatively, but this section will focus on examining some key factors most likely to affect Indian cities.</p>
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<li><p><span class="citation">Adhvaryu, Chopde, and Dashora (<a href="ors-setup.html#ref-adhvaryuMappingPublicTransport2019">2019</a>)</span></p></li>
<li><p><span class="citation">Adhvaryu, Chopde, and Dashora (<a href="bibliography.html#ref-adhvaryuMappingPublicTransport2019">2019</a>)</span></p></li>
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<p>A cursory search for the highlighted area in figure <a href="#fig:cpmap">11.23</a> in local news outlets shows how common flooding is in this part of Ejipura <span class="citation">(<a href="ors-setup.html#ref-reddyItNotDelugeional">Reddy, 2021, and Ist n.d.</a>; <a href="ors-setup.html#ref-kulkarniSTBedPalike2017">Kulkarni 2017</a>)</span>, with one even highlighting how the roads become unusable when such incidents do happen.</p>
<p>A cursory search for the highlighted area in figure <a href="#fig:cpmap">11.23</a> in local news outlets shows how common flooding is in this part of Ejipura <span class="citation">(<a href="bibliography.html#ref-reddyItNotDelugeional">Reddy, 2021, and Ist n.d.</a>; <a href="bibliography.html#ref-kulkarniSTBedPalike2017">Kulkarni 2017</a>)</span>, with one even highlighting how the roads become unusable when such incidents do happen.</p>
<p>While simplistic, it should give you enough for further research and assessment.</p>

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